On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the go-ahead for the largest amphibious military operation in history: Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of northern France, commonly known as D-Day.
By daybreak, 18,000 British and American parachutists were already on the ground. An additional 13,000 aircraft were mobilized to provide air cover and support for the invasion. At 6:30 a.m., American troops came ashore at Utah and Omaha beaches.
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Just did a ruck run to remember the brave men who parachuted and landed in Normandy this day 76 years ago.
Also for the Marines at Belleau Wood who today, 102 years ago, fought courageously in France. 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 Semper Fi!
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